Carter Hayes is no saint, but he’d do anything to give his four-year-old daughter the life she deserves. It’s hard being a single dad and he doesn’t like going it alone. But as a closet romantic, he’s an easy target for women. Especially the wrong ones. Wedding planner Eliza Bellefonte is good at getting people […]

Silk brushed against my eyes, then wrapped around my wrists . . . I can’t remember ever dreaming of being tied to bedposts with silk ties. A couple years ago, I barely knew gays lived anywhere other than New York or California. Who knew they were everywhere and quite willing to offer their neckwear in […]

Each year, the North American Confederation of Mages assesses every sixteen-year-old novice. Some will be chosen. The rest must undergo a procedure to destroy their magical ability unless they prove themselves in the mysterious and brutal Mages’ Exam. Disadvantaged by her parents’ low standing, Rocío Lopez has dedicated herself to expanding her considerable talent to […]

Ousman Umar is a shaman’s son born in a small village in Ghana. Though his mother died giving birth, he spent a contented childhood working the fields, setting traps in the jungle, and living off the land. Still, as strange and wondrous flying machines crisscrossed the skies overhead, Ousman dreamed of a different life. And […]